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Glass / Re: 18th century baluster gin or small wine
« Last post by cagney on September 21, 2025, 05:37:35 PM »
  Now that you asked the question I will have to do some experiments. I do recall being surprised this wine was lead glass and I am sure it had to do with color, weight,clarity, etc.
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Glass / Re: 18th century baluster gin or small wine
« Last post by NevB on September 21, 2025, 05:27:14 PM »
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Glass / Re: French glass cup & salt and porcelain go with c. 1840
« Last post by flying free on September 21, 2025, 04:52:13 PM »
Now they are very worth having.  I'm constantly coming across snippet info from Journal of Glass Studies and not able to read the articles.
There is definitely some good research about Apsley Pellatt in one of them somewhere I'm sure (ref Queen Vic bowl shape/uranium etc)

m
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Glass / Re: 18th century baluster gin or small wine
« Last post by markhig62 on September 21, 2025, 04:50:47 PM »
Thanks - sounds possible but I it still seems light - would this tale glass be lighter (less dense) than the main body of glass?
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Glass / Re: 18th century baluster gin or small wine
« Last post by cagney on September 21, 2025, 03:05:26 PM »
  Possibly glass worked from the very top of the pot. Not always of the first quality as impurities would reside there, especially in open pots. American glasshouse invoices/price list use the term"tale" [second quality] and sold it at a discount. I seem to recall the English glassworker term for this being something like " first strike"?
 
  The small wine of a slight olive tint and many bubbles/impurities pictured I think a late 18th century example. Lead glass confirmed by shortwave U.V, light.
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British & Irish Glass / Re: Teign Valley Glass perfume bottle marked & labelled TVG
« Last post by Lustrousstone on September 21, 2025, 11:23:48 AM »
Lovely. You could email them https://teignvalleyglass.com/contact-us/. I don't remember seeing that design when I've visited
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Glass / Re: French glass cup & salt and porcelain go with c. 1840
« Last post by cagney on September 21, 2025, 02:32:11 AM »
  You suppose correctly m. I do not have that book. I will check it out, always interested in a good book on glass. I recently bought 50 back issues of " The Journal of Glass Studies" by CMOG dating from the  early 1960s to the early 2000s. If you come across a citation somewhere and would like further info I may have the article.
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British & Irish Glass / Teign Valley Glass perfume bottle marked & labelled TVG
« Last post by Anne on September 21, 2025, 12:46:57 AM »
Found this yesterday at a vintage event in our village hall and thought it is such a fabulous colour and I love the lacy pattern in the body of the bottle. Does anyone know what this technique is called please?  It's labelled TVG Made in England and has the initials T.V.G. in diamond point on the base (I can't get a decent photo of the letters though!)  Also, any suggestions as to date would be welcome please. It stands 6" tall to the tip of the stopper.
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Glass / Re: French glass cup & salt and porcelain go with c. 1840
« Last post by flying free on September 20, 2025, 06:49:37 PM »
Cagney I don't suppose you have the book by Ricke H. and Schmidt E. - 'Art Nouveau glass, The Gerda Koepff collection' by any chance do you?
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Glass / Re: French glass cup & salt and porcelain go with c. 1840
« Last post by flying free on September 20, 2025, 06:44:30 PM »
and 1837 at that apparently. 

I've got my popcorn out.  Looking forward to hearing more information on this.

m
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